HarperCollins asks authors to license their books to train AI models
If your goal is to make a bunch of authors exceedingly angry with you, I honestly can’t think of many better ways than asking them …
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Anthropic’s Claude AI can now control your computer independently
Anthropic rolled out a new update for its Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI model with exciting implications. As part of the update, Anthropic is launching “computer …
Vision Pro and AI can turn your home into a Star Trek-like Holodeck
I might not have purchased an Apple Vision Pro yet, but I still think about the spatial computer and the possibilities it promises. I also …
People are using AI bots to create nude images of almost anyone online
Telegram has a big problem. According to a new Wired investigation, dozens of AI-powered chatbots have appeared on the messaging app, allowing users to create …
Listen to this jaw-droppingly good AI podcast that’s based on some of my articles
I’ve written about AI podcasts before, but until now, I didn’t really appreciate the degree to which there’s a rather inverse relationship between the time …
‘So lame of you guys’: Legendary 80s band infuriates fans over new album cover’s AI art
Back in the day, people dogged Tears for Fears for ripping off The Beatles with songs like Sowing the Seeds of Love. So much so, …
Here’s what Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto thinks about AI
With the Switch 2 set to launch soon, fans are naturally curious about whether or not Nintendo has any plans to implement AI into its …
AI remade The Office starring Trump, Obama, and Putin as Jim, and you need to see it
Stop what you’re doing right now. There’s a new generative AI video that you absolutely need to watch. Some YouTubers known as The Dor Brothers …
Free AI web app tells you the temperature and time to air fry any food
I haven’t found many effective ways to incorporate generative AI into my daily life, but that’s not to say there aren’t interesting use cases for …
This is the breakthrough that may lead to superhuman AI
Researchers have revealed that unlocking the brain’s “neural code” could be the key to creating superhuman AI. A group of researchers with the Taylor and …
OpenAI is testing 8 new voices for ChatGPT that could launch soon
OpenAI is always working on interesting new features and additions for its chatbot, and thanks to reverse engineering, we occasionally get a sneak peek at …
GameNGen is an insane new AI model that can generate playable video games on the fly
We’ve already seen AI models generate text, images, and even lengthy videos, but what about playable video games? That is what a group of researchers …
AI may soon let you record and rewatch your dreams
What if AI could record your dreams and play them back for you? Like many AI topics we cover, that probably sounds like a load …
This free site uses AI to help you fight health insurance claim denials
Fight Health Insurance (FHI) is the name of an AI website with only one purpose: to help you appeal health insurance claim denials. “Make your …
Robots are using AI to train themselves, which isn’t at all terrifying
Researchers at MIT have given robots everything they need to take over the world. A new algorithm called “Estimate, Extrapolate, and Situate (EES)” will soon …
Now anyone can use Midjourney’s website to generate AI images
If you wanted to use the AI image generator Midjourney when it first launched, your only choice was to join a Discord server and interact …
Crazy new AI can tell if you’re sick just by looking at your tongue
A new type of health AI assistant can accurately detect health conditions just by looking at your tongue. Medical researchers designed the assistant to look …
Google’s AI Overviews are making sources more prominent
Google’s AI Overviews immediately caused a stir when they started appearing in search results earlier this year. Not only are they obtrusive, but they’ve also …
The music industry is suing 2 hot AI startups. They’ve invoked Taylor Swift in their defense
When the buzzy music startup Suno first launched its AI-based music-creation tool a few months ago — one that allows users to turn simple text …
A robot just performed fully autonomous surgery on a live patient for the first time
We’re in the early years of the AI revolution, but we’re not completely appreciative of these nascent technologies. Some people fear that AI will eventually …
New pillow uses AI to stop snoring
A new AI pillow could help people with snoring problems. The “next-generation anti-snore pillow” is designed by HOOTI, and it’s currently available on Kickstarter, where …
Meta’s new AI model can track any object in a picture or video
One reason I’ve been underwhelmed by AI is that companies consistently frame it as a solution to every problem under the sun. That’s why Meta’s …
Astronomers can spot fake AI photos using tools meant to measure galaxies
Scientists have found a way to use proven galaxy-measuring techniques to spot fake AI images of celebrities. The technique adapts tools used by the Royal …
From the Trump shooting to Kamala’s campaign, AI chatbots struggle to keep up with the news
President Biden is still running for re-election, President Trump hasn’t been shot, and no, Kamala Harris is not a contender for the Democratic Party presidential …
These companies use AI to ‘resurrect’ your dead family members
An AI company may have gone too far this time. Silicon Intelligence has now created an AI capable of “resurrecting” your dead loved ones. At …
These glitchy AI-generated videos are pure nightmare fuel, and I’m obsessed
We’ve seen a lot of promising advances in AI over the past couple of years. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has accomplished some pretty incredible things in terms …
In this bizarre new social media app, every user other than you is AI
Over the past few years, you might have noticed that an increasingly worrying number of social media users are actually bots imitating humans. They’re usually …
